https://20blok.com/Culture, creativity, and the internet. Twenty stories every issue by Lenny Lesser.en-us https://20blok.com/straight-uphttps://20blok.com/straight-upWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000When we talk about “retail” in financial news, we mean the crowd: the average Jill and Joe putting their money into the markets. https://20blok.com/must-seehttps://20blok.com/must-seeWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Maeve Halligan may represent more than she realizes. In under 12 minutes at the Cambridge Union this May, she became the face of what could be an inflection point in the gender war Western society has created. https://20blok.com/industry-freekshttps://20blok.com/industry-freeksWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Taavi is a spiritual guide, a creative’s best friend and a mentor all in one. Every day on his channel, he takes on doubt, momentum and energy—the things that stand between your creative side and the work you want to make. https://20blok.com/newsfeedhttps://20blok.com/newsfeedWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000I'm starting to think that when something doesn't align with an ideology we're emotionally attached to, we narcissistically search for a way to excuse it. https://20blok.com/word-memehttps://20blok.com/word-memeWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Big Boogie is an American rapper. He has more than a million followers on Instagram and is well established in his own right. https://20blok.com/toolzhttps://20blok.com/toolzWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000What it does: Grok is xAI’s answer to ChatGPT, with one major advantage: it’s built directly into X. It searches the web and X in real time and makes images and short videos. https://20blok.com/behind-the-reelhttps://20blok.com/behind-the-reelWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The sad part is that "follow your passion," "just be yourself" and "money can't buy happiness" all contain some truth. The problem is that we forget to deliver those messages in context and accurately. https://20blok.com/find-your-edgehttps://20blok.com/find-your-edgeWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000This clip by Charlie Jabaley, known as Charlie Rocket, is for anyone who feels like they’re trying to use every second of every day but gets tired and can’t fit it all in. We forget to be audacious and just let it rip. https://20blok.com/style-scenehttps://20blok.com/style-sceneWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Picture a Parisian street. A man in a baggy houndstooth suit and a knotted tie, with a vogued ’70s bob, a curled handlebar mustache, and a neck a little too long. He doesn’t say a word. Then the music hits, hip-hop and gangster rap, and he squares up and starts shadowboxing at nobody. https://20blok.com/undergroundhttps://20blok.com/undergroundWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Harry Mack is a freestyle specialist: he improvises words over hip-hop beats, on the spot. He’s been doing it a long time, and it’s safe to say he’s famous. Still, a lot of people don’t know who he is. https://20blok.com/dezign-ur-ritualhttps://20blok.com/dezign-ur-ritualWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Fragrance 101 got you started. Part 2 took one step forward. This time, we go niche. https://20blok.com/chain-reactionhttps://20blok.com/chain-reactionWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Somewhere along the way, the Bitcoin crowd lost the plot. https://20blok.com/lolzhttps://20blok.com/lolzWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000I remember watching a COVID-era Ryan Long sketch before I even knew his name. He was in the melee of creators breaking through online back then, and I lost track of him before I ever latched on. Not this time. He's back in my sphere, and I couldn't be happier with his earnest irony. https://20blok.com/music-flowhttps://20blok.com/music-flowWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From his 2018 album Sinner’s Syndrome, this one is laid-back trip-hop, and I get ’90s electronic, Tarantino, country, futuristic cowboy vibes. Enjoy. https://20blok.com/story-beathttps://20blok.com/story-beatWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From my documentary photo series, Search for Story. https://20blok.com/off-the-pathhttps://20blok.com/off-the-pathWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A great example of something contrarian and rebellious turning into the status quo. https://20blok.com/wall-of-sommihttps://20blok.com/wall-of-sommiWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Sommi contends the Bitcoin dominance chart is flashing overbought, and that everybody’s already in. Why is no one talking about it? https://20blok.com/sports-talkhttps://20blok.com/sports-talkWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Banging someone’s head in on a basketball play, getting ejected, and posting “WHITE PRIVILEGE” online while still in the locker room is truly wild. https://20blok.com/now-playinghttps://20blok.com/now-playingWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Prada 2 hit all the right notes: top-tier performances, a storyline about working in the fashion and beauty industries, well written, great locations—all-around very well done. Lady Gaga is even in it. It’s the perfect mix of quality and entertainment. If you let go and have fun with it, it is… https://20blok.com/basedhttps://20blok.com/basedWed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000From the time he dropped on the scene to Exit Through the Gift Shop and beyond, it's been hard to know what's real with Banksy. He lives in the shadows, and it's hard to believe one person pulls all this off. Is it a media stunt? Who's really in on it?